| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MEAC |
| Tsnrank: | 22 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 22 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Brian Jenkins |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Jim Pry |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Charles Jones |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Municipal Stadium |
| Champion: | MEAC champion |
| Bowl: | FCS Playoffs First Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 14–24 vs. Coastal Carolina |
The 2012 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Brian Jenkins and played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in MEAC play to win the conference title. They earned the MEAC's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.